India, May 12 -- The Gujarat police have booked 14 people in the state's 12 districts for their social media posts over the last few days on charges that they put out social media posts that were considered anti-national or could potentially demoralise the armed forces, officials said.

The Gujarat home department had initiated special monitoring through its Intelligence Wing and Social Media Monitoring Unit following directives from minister of state for home Harsh Sanghavi.

Gujarat police chief Vikas Sahay had subsequently ordered legal action against those spreading divisive narratives or putting out content that could lower the morale of the armed forces.

The directions came against the backdrop of Operation Sindoor -- New Delhi's d...